Sentence examples of "was" in English with translation "stehen"

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He was in the shower. Er stand unter der Dusche.

He was faced with ruin Er stand vor dem Nichts

The house was in flames. Das Haus stand in Flammen.

The city was all aflame. Die ganze Stadt stand in Flammen.

She was in the shower. Sie stand unter der Dusche.

He was standing behind the door. Er stand hinter der Tür.

He was standing at the door. Er stand an der Tür.

The pylon was about to collapse. Der Hochspannungsmast stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch.

He was standing at the street corner. Er stand an der Straßenecke.

He was at the gate of death. Er stand an der Pforte des Todes.

Santa Claus was standing in the garden. Der Nikolaus stand im Garten.

The crane was standing on one leg. Der Kranich stand auf einem Bein.

There was a tape recorder on the table. Auf dem Tisch stand ein Tonbandgerät.

I was in the train for twelve hours. Ich habe zwölf Stunden im Zug verbracht.

I was on the train for twelve hours. Ich habe zwölf Stunden im Zug verbracht.

Tom's flight was postponed for three hours. Toms Flug wurde um drei Stunden verschoben.

He was standing there with a vacant look. Er stand da mit einem leeren Blick.

Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969. Sie stand erstmals 1969 auf der Bühne.

He was standing at the top of the mountain. Er stand auf der Bergspitze.

She stood by him whenever he was in trouble. Sie stand ihm bei, wann immer er Probleme hatte.

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